WHERE KENT STANDS:
Violent Crime and Gun Violence
Restore Public Safety & Accountability: Prioritize prosecuting violent crime, supporting law enforcement, and ensuring our neighborhoods are safe for families and businesses.
Fair & Consistent Justice for Everyone: Apply the law equally, focus resources on serious offenders, and prioritize solutions that reduce repeat crime and strengthen outcomes.
Rebuild Trust in the System: Increase transparency, improve communication with victims, and restore confidence in the Salt Lake District Attorney’s Office through experienced, ethical leadership.
Drug Trafficking
Prioritize the Most Dangerous Offenders: Focus resources on shootings, domestic-violence related firearm cases, and repeat violent offenders to protect those at greatest risk.
Consistency You Can Count On: Establish and publish clear charging and plea standards so serious violent crimes are handled fairly, firmly, and predictably.
Transparency and Results: Track outcomes publicly to rebuild trust in the office, reduce repeat violent crime, and keep our communities safer.
Homelessness and Downtown Safety
Focus on the Root of Public Disorder: Target repeat offenders who are accountable for low-level crime and public disruption, while addressing underlying mental health and substance abuse issues.
Treatment with Real Accountability: Expand specific drug courts and partner with providers to close treatment gaps, ensuring individualized plans, supervision, and clear consequences.
Results for Our Community: Fewer repeat offenders, more people successfully completing treatment, and safer, cleaner neighborhoods and downtown areas.